NHMR Leadership Met with Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. to Advocate for Policies to Promote Housing Availability and Increase Access to Homeownership

During the 2025 National Association of REALTORS ® Legislative

Meetings, members of the New Haven Middlesex Association of Realtors met with members of Congress in Washington, D.C., to advocate for policies that will increase the housing supply and improve access to homeownership.

Members and staff of NHMR met with Congresswoman Rosa DeLaura and Senator Richard Blumenthal and discussed:

 Private property rights;

 Building housing supply and opportunity for all;

 Support for self-employed professionals;

 How NAR research products show the impact of real estate on the economy and the vital role it

plays for consumers; and

 The importance of property ownership in building safe, resilient communities and;

“Real estate represents nearly one-fifth of the United States’ GDP. The meetings on Capitol Hill were an

opportunity for NHMR to talk directly with lawmakers about the positive impact

REALTORS® have in local communities and for the broader economy,” said NHMR CEO Dawn Calvo.

NAR and NHMR support policies that will address the estimated 4.7 million home shortage

in America. Increasing the supply of housing, easing market constraints, and making it easier for

Americans to find homes they can afford will stabilize prices, revitalize communities, and support the

American Dream of homeownership.

“Homeownership builds generational wealth, but a 4.7 million home shortage threatens middle-class

prosperity. The members of Congress we met with were receptive to our ideas and appreciated that

REALTORS® are hard-working entrepreneurs who make the American Dream of homeownership

possible,” added Calvo.

NAR, and state and local associations organized the meetings on Capitol Hill as a part of their advocacy

efforts on behalf of the real estate industry.